Detail 01
24-7/8-inch short scale
The design is described as making fretting easier up and down the fingerboard.
Product detailSKU #1500000406597
Taylor552ce Grand Concert 12-Fret 12-String Acoustic-Electric Guitar Shaded Edge Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Taylor’s 552ce brings 12 strings to a Grand Concert body, pairing a torrefied Sitka spruce top with urban ironbark back and sides. Its 12-fret, short-scale design makes for a smaller, lap-friendly guitar suited to fingerstyle work, light strumming, and flatpicking. V-Class bracing is intended to add volume, sustain, and more consistent intonation. The Venetian cutaway and ES2 electronics round out a stage- and recording-ready acoustic-electric package with onboard volume, bass, and treble controls.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Fingerstyle parts and light strumming on a smaller 12-string body with controlled overtones and top-end chime.
- Amplified stage, acoustic-amp, or direct-recording setups using onboard volume, bass, and treble controls.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who need a left-handed guitar, since this model is specified as right-handed.
- Parts that demand more than the instrument’s available 18 frets across the fingerboard.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
V-Class bracing
Intended to increase volume and sustain while improving intonation consistency.
Detail 03
ES2 behind-the-saddle transducer with adjustable sensors
Captures the guitar’s acoustic voice for amplified use.
Detail 04
Gloss body and satin neck
The body and neck use different finish treatments.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The guitar is right-handed.
- 02A Taylor deluxe hardshell case ships with the guitar.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the 552ce acoustic-electric?
Yes. It has Taylor ES2 electronics with a behind-the-saddle pickup system.
02What onboard controls does it have?
It has volume, bass, and treble controls; no tuner is listed.
03How many strings and frets does it have?
It has 12 strings and 18 frets.
04Does it come with a case?
Yes. It ships with a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Preamp
- Behind-the-Saddle Transducer with Adjustable Sensors
7 detailsPlayability
- Saddle and Nut
- Micarta "Wave" Saddle; Black Graphite Nut
- Orientation
- Right-Handed
- Nut Width
- 1
- Number of Frets
- 18
- Number of Strings
- 12-string
- Scale Length
- 24
- Neck Shape
- Taylor Standard Profile
12 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Torrefied Sitka Spruce
- Body Finish
- Gloss
- Body Type
- Grand Concert 12-Fret, Venetian Cutaway
- Neck Wood
- Neo-Tropical Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Genuine West African Ebony
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Back and Sides
- Urban Ironbark
- Body Style
- Taylor Standard Profile
- Tuning Machines
- Taylor Nickel Mini
- Body Shape
- Taylor Standard Profile
- Neck Finish
- Satin
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Hardshell Case
2 detailsOther
- EQ Tuner
- Volume, Bass, Treble/None
- Bracing Pattern
- V-Class Bracing with Relief Rout
